Albrechtsburg Castle
Albrechtsburg Castle
4.5
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
About
Meissen Albrechtsburg Castle, the oldest in Germany, towers majestically over the Elbe River Valley. At the end of the 15th century, Arnold von Westfalen oversaw the construction of an impressive castle - a masterful structure - that continues to set trends and amaze people to this day with its architectural solutions and designs. Following a ruling made by Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony an King of Poland, the first European porcelain manufactory was established at Meissen Albrechtsburg Castle in 1710, when the "white gold" began its triumphant march to Europe and the rest of the wold. Impressive exhibits are displyed in the castle rooms across three floors, breathing new life into the castle´s history with modern and interactive presentations.
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TuristaE13579
Florence, Italy328 contributions
Aug 2024 • Family
Gothic style building with spectacular interiors for architecture and woodworking. Paintings and frescoes recount episodes of German history. Excellent audio guide, also available in Italian. Staff extremely friendly and cooperative.
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Written August 14, 2024
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Catherine P
Canberra78 contributions
Aug 2024 • Solo
I spent several hours inside the castle enjoying the fabulous decor - beautifully painted walls, magnificent arched ceilings, unique door handles on every door and the most magnificent staircases. It's not often you see a castle with windows that let in lots of light and think, "Yes, I could see myself living quite comfortably here."
I had a bit of trouble buying my ticket as I don't speak German, so I had no idea if I bought a ticket to the castle and the "dom" or not.
Note: you have to pay €2 extra to take photos.
Fun fact -in Germany they close the doors, so as a non German it's always a little confusing knowing whether the doors are to be opened to another room that's part of the ticket price or to...the great unknown. Tip- just turn the magnificent door handles and wander on in and wait to see if you get sternly told off.
Negative - there were signs for a gift shop and cafe but even though I finished up around 3pm, I was told they were closed. I have no idea if they ever open. That remains a mystery.
There's lots of stairs. Stretch your calf muscles before going in.
I had a bit of trouble buying my ticket as I don't speak German, so I had no idea if I bought a ticket to the castle and the "dom" or not.
Note: you have to pay €2 extra to take photos.
Fun fact -in Germany they close the doors, so as a non German it's always a little confusing knowing whether the doors are to be opened to another room that's part of the ticket price or to...the great unknown. Tip- just turn the magnificent door handles and wander on in and wait to see if you get sternly told off.
Negative - there were signs for a gift shop and cafe but even though I finished up around 3pm, I was told they were closed. I have no idea if they ever open. That remains a mystery.
There's lots of stairs. Stretch your calf muscles before going in.
Written August 11, 2024
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ilBuckeye
Arlington Heights, IL276 contributions
Jun 2023
Large castle with 3 floors to tour. They offered a tablet which included an app making several rooms interactive which was cool. We got the combined porcelain factory and castle tour. Both are a decent walk, we tried to figure out the bus but was unsuccessful given language issues.
Written June 30, 2023
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elena076
Moscow, Russia285 contributions
Dec 2019
The castle is definitely worth a visit. We combined visit of the castle with the visit of the Meissen porcelain factory. It was a wonderful full-day trip from Dresden. The castle is imposing from the outside. There are many rooms open to public on several floors. The walls are beautifully painted, for the rest the rooms are bare with no old furniture, tapestry, pictures etc. In some rooms there is a modern, interactive exhibition and it really takes some time to see it all. Buying a combined ticket for 11 euro also allows you to see the cathedral. Next to the cash-desk of the castle there is a small, but cosy cafe.
Written June 20, 2020
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Pavel
Budapest, Hungary42 contributions
Oct 2023 • Solo
The castle is beautiful from the outside, especially the view of the town under. But the interiors and museum are not worth it. It is practically empty with only the beautiful walls (the paintings, the vault…), but no furniture and no exhibits.
The historypad is trying to compensate for this via animations of the historical scenes. Much better would be, if they modelled those scenes directly with figurines and furniture. I missed normal audioguide or guided tour. There is plenty of text on the historypad, but it disturbs from actually living the moment and feeling the place and its walls. Also the tablet is too heavy to comfortably walk with it 3 floors.
Beautiful castle, but do not ho inside. There are just empty walls and a historypad and it is ridiculously overpriced (16 EUR).
The historypad is trying to compensate for this via animations of the historical scenes. Much better would be, if they modelled those scenes directly with figurines and furniture. I missed normal audioguide or guided tour. There is plenty of text on the historypad, but it disturbs from actually living the moment and feeling the place and its walls. Also the tablet is too heavy to comfortably walk with it 3 floors.
Beautiful castle, but do not ho inside. There are just empty walls and a historypad and it is ridiculously overpriced (16 EUR).
Written October 16, 2023
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Vadim Ohanyan
Yerevan, Armenia309 contributions
Feb 2020
This is really beautiful place, the first castle in Germany constructed and used as a palace. It has rich history, very important for Saxony and for Germany. In 1710 the first European porcelain manufacture was founded in the castle. Now you can enjoy beautiful interiors and learn about the history. As the castle is built at a top of the hill, you can also enjoy breathtaking view over the Elbe valley. The time nedded for a tour is 2-3 hours.
Written February 16, 2020
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Pauline S
Oxfordshire, UK194 contributions
Jun 2023
This was a huge palace with many rooms and routes. Consequently it took a lot longer to explore than we were expecting. It was great fun 'skating' round the parquet floored room with oversized polishing slippers. Well worth visit.
Written June 17, 2023
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Martha
Cheshire, UK208 contributions
Feb 2020
Not going to lie, the castle was fairly boring. Not much really that captivated me; i've been to better castles. But the cafe was great and the slipper room at the start was hella fun, even though that's not really the point. Wouldn't visit again if i was ever in Meissen, but glad i did it.
Written February 27, 2020
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Jen B
London, UK171 contributions
Aug 2020 • Couples
I was given a Histopad which is kind of your own personal iPad. There are many different languages available and when you hold the Histopad over a particular circle in the room it show you what the room would have looked like in the 1400's, 1800's and today. Lots of history about the different kings and queens, architects, painters etc. There is also a film to see in German with English subtitles. Very well thought out and put together.
Written August 7, 2020
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Beatriz M
Düsseldorf, Germany5,662 contributions
Feb 2022 • Friends
It is impressive that such a small city has such a big and beautiful castle. I think the best view is from the other side of the bridge. When you are up above actually the view is not so special. But it is a lovely city!
Written February 17, 2022
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Hello!
I am flying into Schoenefeld (SXF) airport & hope to be able to arrive here by train. Do the trains run very often ? Do you recommend buying train tickets ahead of time or just buying when we get there ? or would a taxi be ok ? Thanks so much!
Written January 27, 2016
Train from Berlin Hbf to Meissen takes about 3 and a half hours. Trains seem to be every half hour, best to choose one with only one change (usually at Dresden).
Cheapest tickets are bought in advance for a specific train. Best to do this on the Deutsche Bahn website.
Written January 29, 2016
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